End of Life and COVID-19; DCIS Doubles Cancer Risk; Training for 'Bad News' News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 28, 2020
Push Needed for At-Home Coronavirus Antibody Testing An opportunity for the U.S. to catch up Apr 15, 2020
Chloroquine Is Not a Harmless Panacea for COVID-19 There's a real safety concern with malaria drug Mar 23, 2020
Montelukast Warning Upgraded Existing risk information not prominent enough and needs a black box, FDA decides Mar 04, 2020
Spravato Debate Still Rages Journal airs questions about efficacy data, potential for harm Feb 20, 2020
Will Palforzia Revolutionize Peanut Allergy Tx? FDA approves first-ever peanut immunotherapy, but wide adoption uncertain Feb 03, 2020
How We Used FDA MAUDE Data on NovaSure Attuned to limitations, investigative team used conservative approach Jan 29, 2020
How to Handle a Heparin Shortage: Effective Strategies With supply chain issues in China, it's a real threat, group says Jan 27, 2020
Meet the 'Lien Doctors'; Hidden Clinical Trial Data; Google Nabs More Medical Records This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 15, 2020
Serious Illnesses in Nebraska Tied to Exosome Therapy New trend in unapproved stem cell therapy led to sepsis in some patients Dec 16, 2019
FDA Warns Alkermes on Vivitrol Ads Campaign omits important risk information, agency says Dec 12, 2019
FDA Warns Liveyon Over Cord Blood Stem Cell Products Company slapped for distributing unapproved products, deviating from quality manufacturing practices Dec 09, 2019
European 'Brain-Boosting' Drug Pushed as Supplement in U.S. Study finds FDA-rejected supplement can deliver doses high above EU-approved range Nov 25, 2019
Watchman: Sicker Patients, More Deaths Than in Trials Medicare data paint a different picture of the LAA occluder Oct 31, 2019
Mila's N-of-1 Trial Detailed in NEJM Neurologic scores stabilized, seizures diminished with tailored antisense oligonucleotide therapy Oct 09, 2019
Does Zantac Break Down Into a Carcinogen? Rather than contamination, "the fundamental problem is that it's an unstable molecule" Oct 03, 2019
Mitral Valve Procedure Learning Curve Raises Access Question And guess which procedures are next for public outcome reporting... Sep 27, 2019
Risk-Based Thresholds for hs-Troponin I Safely Speed MI Rule-Out HISTORIC suggests benefit to patients, clinicians Sep 01, 2019
Asthma Specialists Attack Return of Primatene Mist FDA approval process, clinical need questioned in commentary Jul 07, 2019
How Common Are Accutane-Related Psychiatric Events? Difficult to untangle whether increased cases of depression, suicide are related to treatment or acne itself Jul 03, 2019
First Drug OK'd for Cluster Headache Prevention CGRP inhibitor reduces attack frequency in episodic disorder Jun 05, 2019
FDA Loosens Alcohol Warning for Addyi But refuses drugmaker's demand to remove black box Apr 11, 2019
FDA Issues 'Clean' List for Sartan Drugs Nitrosamine-free ARBs do exist, agency stresses Apr 04, 2019
Morning Break: Safe-Enough Losartan; 'Dirty' Kale; Governor's Pox Party Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Mar 21, 2019
FDA Says Use Paclitaxel PAD Device Alternatives Interventional cardiologists weigh in Mar 17, 2019 video
PAD Paclitaxel Device Risk Leaves Disarray in Field Lots of questions remain after town hall discussion Mar 05, 2019
Rehab Recruiters; Lilly the Cannabis King; Feds Pin Blame in Child Deaths This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 05, 2019
Morning Break: Rebranding Eating Disorders; Spike in Kratom Concerns; Vaccine Laws Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Feb 22, 2019
Altria's Snuff Safer Than Cigarettes, FDA Panel Agrees Advisory group backs wording of Copenhagen modified-risk claim Feb 07, 2019
The Most Wonderful Mistake the FDA Ever Made Milton Packer explains how an FDA error enlightened the practice of medicine Dec 05, 2018
Morning Break: Measles Rebound; New FDA Warnings; Cancer Dx Scares Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Nov 30, 2018
FDA Approves Rituximab Biosimilar for NHL Indications for front line or beyond, single agent or combination Nov 28, 2018
FDA OKs Heart Disease Prevention Claim for High Oleic Acid Oils Olive oil and certain other vegetable, seed oils get qualified health claim Nov 19, 2018
Abuse-Deterrent Oxycodone Ekes Out FDA Panel Win 10-7 vote in joint advisory committee meeting favoring MNK-812 approval Nov 15, 2018
